Afternoon Hospital Chef

We are looking for an individual with strong culinary skills to join our catering team as a preparation chef. You will need to have excellent understanding for allegens, and ensure exemplary customer service is provided at all times.

You will help to support the Catering Team to prepare and cook high-quality food to agreed schedules of work for staff, visitors and members of the public as well as preparing special diets. You will also ensure high hygiene and health and safety standards are monitored and maintained at all times.

Main duties of the job

• To produce dishes in line with agreed menus & recipes for retail, functions & patient feeding (Special Diets) operations to the required standards


• To provide a friendly, efficient and courteous service to both internal and external customers demonstrating high standards of customer service and optimising retail sales at all times


• To maintain food safety, cleanliness and hygiene standards within the department and ensure that all work is carried out in line with Health and Safety, Quality and both Serco and Trust policies and procedures, including the Assured Safe Catering System and that all documentation and work records are completed accurately and in time in line with our HACCP documentation.


• To monitor and maintain food presentation to the required standard within the retail operation.


• Participate as a full member of the team, e.g. supporting and training other staff, participating in team meetings, working flexibly as required to cover other members of the team.


• To comment on and where possible contribute to menu planning and service development within the catering department


• Store goods correctly and use stock on a rotational basis to optimise sales and minimise food wastage


• To maintain portion control and assist in stock ordering and ensure all operational practices are undertaken to budgetary constraints


• To correctly use and take care of all equipment and materials associated with tasks and immediately report any faults to a supervisor.


• Undertake other ad hoc duties as prescribed by manager and within scope of skill and capability


• Supervise and mentor other staff as required for their development and effective running of the retail kitchen


• Participate as a full member of the team, e.g. supporting and training other staff, participating in team meetings, working flexibly as required to cover other members of the team.


• Liaise with onsite Dieticians to ensure we build a report with this team to develop the service we deliver
  
  Chef: 2 years (required)
  
  Permanent - William Harvey Hospital - £24,068 per annum pro rota


Shift Pattern: 14:00 - 18:00 Monday - Friday (20 hrs per week),
• Generous annual leave allowance plus the opportunity to buy or sell leave


• Company Pension


• Onsite childcare facilities


• Blink- Staff communications app


• Viv up- Staff discounts & wellbeing platform


• Discounted food in canteen


• Access to the blue light card


We offer discounts and savings that make a difference to you including:

• Discounted travel, accommodation, airport parking, holidays, skiing and travel extras


• Subsidised bus pass


• Health and beauty, gifts, toys, fashion and entertainment


• Training and development opportunities including BICS and functional skills training


Job Type: Part-time

Pay: Up to £24,068.00 per year

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• Additional leave


• Childcare


• Company pension


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


• Store discount


Schedule:

• Day shift


• Monday to Friday